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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Squirting, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. squirting (1589); Squirt v.] Issuing in a squirt or jet. —Urquhart Rabelais iii xxv 210.
On condition that he … should instantly with his squirting spittle inluminate his mustaches
